St Pancras South West (UK Parliament constituency)

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St Pancras South West
Borough constituency
Created: 1918
Abolished: 1950
Type: House of Commons
Members: one

St. Pancras South West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1918 by the division of St Pancras South into South East and South West divisions, and abolished in 1950.

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[edit] Politics and history of the constituency


[edit] Boundaries

The constituency comprised the south western part of the Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras. It consisted of wards Four, Five and Seven, as they existed in 1918.

In 1950 the constituency was split between Holborn and St Pancras South (wards Five and Seven) and St Pancras North (ward Four).

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Richard Whieldon Barnett Coalition Conservative
1929 William Carter Labour
1931 Sir George Gibson Mitcheson Conservative
1945 Haydn Davies Labour
1950 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results


[edit] References

  • Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
  • Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page